Maurice Dumas

Maurice Dumas (1 May 1927 – 18 January 2015) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. He was a professor by career. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

He was elected in the Argenteuil—Papineau electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 general elections, serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments respectively. Dumas retired from Canadian politics in 2000.

Electoral record (partial)

1997 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil—Papineau
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMaurice Dumas21,20240.87$62,394
LiberalStéphane Hébert17,64834.02$38,356
Progressive ConservativeAndré Robert11,17121.54$22,288
New DemocraticDidier Charles8361.61$360
Natural LawMarie-Thérèse Nault5090.98$0
Christian HeritageLaurent Filion5050.97$3,337
Total valid votes 51,871 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,869
Turnout 53,740 71.37
Electors on the lists 75,301
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

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